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French verb conjugation can be tricky.  But it’s all about groups.   All you have to do is know what group the verb belongs to and conjugate it accordingly using the root of the verb and the correct conjugation suffix.  In today’s article, we’ll talk about the first group.  Here is a list of some regular verbs (meaning that they end in -er and no spelling changes to the root are required) in this first group: aaimer, abaisser, s’abaisser, abondonner, s’abandonner, abdiquer, aberrer, abhorrer, abîmer, s’abîmer, abjurer, ablater, s’ablater, abloquer, abomber, abominer, abonder, abonner, s’abonner, aborder, s’aborder, aboucher, s’aboucher, abouler, s’abouler, abouter, abraser, s’abraser, abreuver, s’abreuver, abricoter, abriter, s’abriter, absenter, s’absenter, absorber, s’aborsber, abuser, s’abuser, s’acagnarder, accabler, accaparer, accastiller, accentuer, s’accentuer, accepter, s’accepter, accessoiriser, accidenter, acclamer, acclimater, s’acclimater, s’accointer, accoler, s’accoler, accommoder, s’accommoder, accompagner, s’accompagner, accorder, s’accorder, accorer, accoster, s’accoster, accoter, s’accoter, accoucher, s’accoucher, s’accouder, accoupler, s’accoupler, accoutrer, s’accoutrer, accoutumer, s’accoutumer, accréditer, s’accréditer, accrocher, s’accrocher, acculer, acculturer, accumuler, s’accumuler, accuser, s’accuser, acenser, acérer, acétyler, achalander, achaler, acharner, s’acharner, acheminer, s’acheminer, achopper, s’achopper, achromatiser, aciduler, s’acoquiner, acquitter, s’acquitter, acter, actionner, activer, s’activer, actualiser, adapter, s’adapter, additionner, s’additionner, adirer, adjectiver, adjectiviser, adjurer, administrer, s’administrer, admirer, s’admirer, admonester, s’adoniser, adonner, s’adonner, adopter, adorer, s’adorer, adosser, s’adosser, adouber, adresser, s’adresser, adsorber, aduler, adverbialiser, affabuler, s’affairer, affaisser, s’affaisser, affaler, s’affaler, affamer, affecter, s’affecter, affectionner, affermer, afficher, s’afficher, affiler, affiner, s’affiner, affirmer, s’affirmer, affleurer, afflouer, affluer, affoler, s’affoler, affouiller, affourcher, affriander, affricher, affrioler, affriter, affronter, s’affronter, affruiter, affubler,

As you can probably tell, this first group is the largest group of the three!

And here is how you conjugate these regular verbs in this first group (using aimer as the example verb):
INDICATIVE
Present Tense

Imperfect

Past Simple

Future Simple

CONDITIONAL
Present Tense

SUBJUNCTIVE
Present Tense

Imperfect

IMPERATIVE

Present PARTICIPLE
aim-ant

Past PARTICIPLE
aim-é

INFINITIVE
aim-er

French Verbs – Conjugation I is a post from: French Blog

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